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Originally Posted by MysticCat
It's actually just the opposite.
Yes, I actually took an American dialects class way back in college -- one of the most fun and interesting classes I ever took -- and since then I've read and listened to a lot of Walt Wolfram, who's an expert on Southern dialect.
"Stay," historically at least, is primarily an African-American usage, although it is found in other groups as well. It simply means "live" and indicates permanence.
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glad i have backup on this, as i took an Af-Am English class and have texts that support this.